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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation

ECO C78 · 695 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5
54% White5% Draw41% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
c332546.8%
Re111416.4%
d310314.8%
Nxe5446.3%
Bxc6202.9%
h3192.7%

A further 70 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Ruy Lopez 3. Bb5Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 3... a6Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 5. O-ORuy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation 5... Bc5

Other lines in this family

Morphy DefenseC78…8,101ClosedC84… 5... Be73,408ClosedC88… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb33,404ClosedC88… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O2,181Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk VariationC78… 5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc51,300ClosedC90… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O957Marshall AttackC89… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5918ClosedC92… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3836OpenC80… 5... Nxe4791Morphy Defense, Steinitz DeferredC79… 5... d6723

All 94 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.